WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 75, 28 March 1924, Page 9

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs. and Misses Reid, of Motutapu, have taken a flat at Courtville. Miss Una Garlick, who has been visiting Dunedin, has returned north. The Hon. Lucy Jellicoe is the guest of Mrs. Teschemakev (Middleton). Mrs. Parr has accompanied the Hon. C. J. Parr to Christchureh, after paying a visit to Kaikoura. Mrs. Williams, of Auckland, and Miss Margaret Scott (Fiji) arc the guests cf Mrs. Joseph Ptudholme. Fendaltnn. Mrs. ]?. Burns, of Auckland. ::ml Miss Burns, who have been on a visit to Honolulu, returned by the Makura ttiis morning, after a most enjoyable holiday. Mr. • Catherine Buchanan Alderton, who has become Lady Mayor of Colchester (Kngland). is a Scotswoman, and related to many well-known ministers.

The visiting members of the New South "Wales cricket team were entertained at a dance at Brent's ballroom, Rotorua. on Wednesday evening, when an enjoyable time was spent. Extras were played by the Misscss Tally (4). The play-reading circle of the Otago Women's Club held a successful meeting on Tuesday. A large number gathered to hear four plays by modern authors. 11l the "Pot o' Broth," by Yeats, Mrs. Ntatham. Mrs. Chapman, and Miss Aslin took part; hi "The Queen's Enemies,' , by Dunsany, the east was much larger, and included Mesdames Stathaui, Wakefield, Holmes, Chapman, Morrell. and Hutchison, and Misses Howes, Aslin, and B. Thompson; Miss- Dutton, Mrs. Begg. and Mrs. Sawell read "Angels and Ministers," by Houeman, another of whose plays "Dethronements," was read by Mrs. Brickell and Miss B. Thompson. Mrs. H. Chapman, as chairwoman, welcomed those present, and hoped that the circle would have a successful year.

On Tuesday evening the Auckland Exservice Women's Association met at the Cottage Tearooms, which were lent for the occasion, and spent a very pleasant evening. Mrs. (ilinson, patroness of the association, was present, and expressed her pleasure in meeting representatives of so many brandies of war service. Each member was asked to give a short account of her service, and these proved very interesting, the various experiences embracing service in France. Belgium, Russia, Macedonia. Egypt and other places. The members will attend the Anzac Day celebrations at the Town Hall, and the next reunion will take place towards tlio end of next month. A pleasant afternoon was spent at Mrs. Wright's residence, Kelvin Road, Kemuera. on Tuesday, to bid farewell to Mrs. R. Heron, who is leaving for Australia. The hostess wore a black georgette, witli touches of cream lace. Amongst those present were: Mrs. H. Heron, Mrs. Cilmour, Mrs. Forgie. Mrs. Cowan. Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Westwood, Mrs. Puacoe, Mrs. l-egge (Wa-iganui), .Urs. Gillies, Mrs. Clapham, and others. The room was prettily decorated with /fold (lowers and asparagus fern.

Some tinip ago the progressive suburb of Takapuna considered that the time had arrived when a municipal hand might successfully be inaugurated. Mr. Victor Lee took the matter in hand with most successful results, and last Wednesdaw night a plain and fancy dress dance was held in the Bridgeway Theatre, the funds raised thereby to help purchase silver instruments for the use of the bandsmen. The band, which has been in existence for a short time, played the grand march and the waltz niost creditably under the conductorship of Mr. De Clifton. The daueo committee, Mrs. Scales (convenor), Mesdames Kecsing, Burgess. Lee, Kknian and Brown, Messrs. Tremaine, lon. Keesing, Brown and F. Hart (secretary) arranged the dance, and the attendance was all that could be wished. Mr. and Mrs. W. Blomfield judged the fancy dresses, and eight prizes were allotted. The successful lades were: Mrs. Armitage, first prize, as "Mrs. Cregan," a character from the novel "Molly Bawn"; Miss Jeffreys, second as "Eastern Girl"; Miss Thornleigh. third, a "Gramophone"; and Mrs. Scales, fourth, in

Russian dress. An extra prize was given by Mrs. Blomlield to Mrs. Lees, whose artistic dress was much admired. Tho men's prizes were: Mr. H. Armitage, first, as "Hardress Cregan" ("Molly Bawn"), Mr. lon second ac "Rajah," Mr. Gear third as a Cossack, and Mr. W. Armitage fourth as "Kyrtle Daly" ("Colleen Bawn"). Tlu; hall was artistically decorated in Japanese effects by Mrs. Burgess, a feature of the scheme being numerous decorated electric fans, giving the effects of .Japanese umbrellas. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Moffat, who will be remembered with delight in New Zealand for their feottish plays, have settled into Mr. Melton Pryor's delightful flat in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, which is full of interesting curios collected by the late Melton Pryor, the war cartoonist. Many of his original drawings are hung on the walls.

Miss Jewson, M.1 , ., was the firot lady member in the new House to take the oath, and it was noticed that she was carrying on her left arm a large shopping bag. Surely this was a symbol of women's entry into the larger life of parliamentary affairs, which after all, are only kitchen affairs extended. To first iced the folk, to cloth the folk, and to house and provide tho people in the

home has always been woman's job. She is but extending her sphere, that is all.

Miss Irene Bej-si, of Southport, England, lias -n-on the Pilkinffton Challenge Cup and Helmsman's Prize in the Seabird's open class of the West Lancashire Yacht Club, her aggregate points being 224 against 181 of her nearest rival. This is the first time the premier prize has been won by a woman. Her competitors included* all the crack yachtsmen of the district, and she also won the Gibson Challenge Cup against all comers in this class of boat in the open race on the Mersey.

Three hundred women, purposeful, able and energetic, attended the dinner given in honour of the women members to the House of Commons. Miss Bondfield was the lioness of the function, though she was so small that she had to stand on her chair to make her speech, otherwise she would not have been seen above the flowers. Miss Bondfleld's speech was largel}' an address of comfort to the younger women who might be dejected by a fear that there was no more fight-

ing to be done, and she congratulated

her fellow women members on entering Parliament at "a most exciting and interesting period." f>he is reported to have a most capable and commanding manner. Miss Jewson, who was the only woman member to smoke, looks the sort of social reformer who would have been canonised or burnt at the stake, or both, perhaps, in an earlier stasie, comments an English paper. She aloiie had no appearance of being in a holiday humour. Her deep-set eyes seemed full of tragedy, and when she spoke she rolled off the figures of infant and childbed mortality as though she were hagridden by them,

WEDDINGS. The marriage took place last month at Apia Protestant Church, Samoa, of Misa Dorothy Louise Pepper, to Mr. Allan Barnard Ross, acting A.D.C. to the Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Native Affairs. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of Mr. H. S. Griffin, wore silk georgette with real lace and pearl trimmings and hat to match, and carried an early Victorian bouquet of pink roses, with streamers of white tulle. The bridesmaid. Miss Smyth, wore an Early Victorian dress of pale blue taffeta with lemon radium lace hat, and carried a bouquet of yellow flowers. The groom was supported by Mr. F. H. Baxter as best man. After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom and guests were entertained in Mulinuii at the residence of the Secretary of Native Affairs by Mr. and Mrs. 11. S. Griffin. His Excellency the Administrator and Mrs. and Miss Kichardson were among the guests. Mr. Koss is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Koss, of Auckland, and was formerly in the Post Oflice here, while the bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pepper, South Kensington, Sydney. A marriage took placa on March 19th, 1024, at 4 p.m., at St. Matthew's Church. Auckland, when Ktsie Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Young, of Mt. Eden, was married to Mr. ■John Baily, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Baily, Auckland. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her brother. Mr. H. Young, was gowned in early Victorian style with ivory satin overdress of georgette and silver lace, the sides of the frock being hooped with silver ribbons and forget-me-nots, veil and orange blossom arranged as a. coronet, and a pretty white posy completed ; her toilet. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Clara Fieldsend, who was also dressed in early Victorian style of pale pink satin trimmed with heliotrope, black lace poke bonnet trimmed with pink, black mittens and pink and heliotrope posey, and Miss Frances Young (niece of the bride), pale heliotrope, organdie over pink, large heliotrope bow on hair and pink heliotrope posey.. Mr. Leonard Young, brother of the bride, was best man.

Sir John Glynn and Lady Thomas, of Cardiff, Wales, are at present visiting New Zealand, and just now are staying at Geyser House, Wairakci. .Sir John is keenly interested in the fishing throughout New Zealand.